Zeitz



Jan. 31, 1956 Filed Aug. 6, 1955 H. ZEITZ SOFT-SOLED SLIPPERCONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR HARRY ZEITZ ATTORNEY Jan. 31,1956 H. ZEITZ 2,732,633

- SOFT-SOLED SLIPPER CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 6, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 5FIG: /3 i W INVENTOR HARRY ZEITZ A BY FIG /4 WM ATTOR N EY United StatesPatent 2,732,633 SOFT-SULED SLIPPERCONSTRUCTION Harry Zeitz, Brooklyn,N'. Y. Application-August 6,. 1953,,Sel'ial-N0: 372,746

Claims; (Cr. ass-9 This inventionrelates to soft: soled. slippers,more'particularly toa. construction of: slippers of. said categoryhaving an inner' sole joined to at lining, and a method of makingsame. t

In conventional soft soled slippers, the peripheral juncture of theinnersole. and the. lining consistsot a bulky seam= or ridge, thereby notonly constitutingan. obstructive element which may cause discomforture'tothe wearer, butralso presenting an unsightly appearances (Convemtional methods of fabricating slippers of the above-men tioned class aresuch as a characteristic of such shoes.

It is primarily'within' the contemplation" er my invention to provide asoft soled slipper in which the afore: saidseamor ridge is eliminated,the juncture of: the inner sole and lining being smooth and practicallyunnoticeable. It is further within my contemplation to provide a pracdeal and readily effected method of producing a: softis'oled slipperstructure with the above desirable features. And in the accomplishmentof this objective, I provide a novel combination of slipper componentswhich can readily be' attached together in inverted position by knownexpedients, and then turned in accordance with standard prac tice,thereby to produce a soft conventional appearance having an upper, alining and an inner sole joined to the lining along a fine and smoothjuncture line.

Other objects, features and advantages will appear from the drawings andthe description hereinafter given.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a soft-soled slipper ac cording to myinvention, showing the components thereof attached together in invertedposition, a fragment being removed for clarity.

Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary section of Figure 1 taken along line 33.

Figure 4 is a section of Figure 2 taken along line 4-4.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section of Figure 1 taken along line5-5.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of said shoe in the process of being turnedoutwardly from its inverted position of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of the shoe after the completion of theturning operation illustrated in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a section of Figure 7 taken along line 8-8.

Figure 9 is a section of Figure 7 taken along line 8-8, but with thelining and inner sole in position within the shoe.

Figure 10 is an enlarged fragmentary section of Figure 7 taken alongline 1010, with the lining and inner sole in position within the shoe.

Figure 11 is a plan view of the shoe in the completed condition shown inFigure 10, a fragment of the upper being removed for clarity.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary section of Figure 11 taken along line 12-12.

to make the said undesirableridge soled slipper of generally sole andheel components,

Bigure B is a: magnifiedfragmentary view of the upper left hand comer ofFig. 9.

Figure: 1 4 is? a magnified fragmentary view of the lower left ltandcomer of Fig; 12.

Inzthe practice' of my invention above illustrated, a properly"formedlining. section 15 is positioned with its opening: 16*facing the"corresponding, opening: 17 of the upper 18; and the:respectiveperipheral' edges 19 and '20 are sewn together to form thecommon downwardly extending lap joint 2h Inthe particular formshown, therespective toe portions 22and 23* are sewn together at the common toejuncture 24. Securedtothe upper 18 is the base section 25 proportionedto envelop the outer sole" 26 and the: pad 27,.the securementbeingeffected by stitchingtogether the contacting marginal. portions 28" and-29 of. the respective adjacent openings 30-and 31 of the said upper 18and said base-or pad enveloping': section 25;. to form the substa'mtial-ly edge-aligned joint 32.,

The said lining section 15 hasse'cured to the marginal portiona'ifithereof, opposite said. opening. 16, the inner sole 34 along themarginal portion 35 thereof. Thesecurement is effected by the stitching36 to form" the sub= st'antially edge-aligned joint 37. The rear portionof the said: inner sole is cutv out: leaving. a u shapedmargina-Lportion and the flap 39= joinedlto: the inner sole at'40 to:form: the" rear aperture: 38'. It is said aperture which permits theturningofl the inverted'shoesoas tobringrthe components. in: theirproper" relative positions for use.

As will be seen from Figure 6, the flexible pad 27 and associated parts.are: bent. upwardly so' that they extend, in their bent condition,through the: said opening" 38 of theinner sole? 34; the: flap: 39 being.displaced as. indicated. In this condition the said adjacent toeportions 22 and 24 are also turned inwardly; and as the turning processcontinues these portions also emerge through said aperture 38. Uponcompletion of the process, the shoe is in the form illustrated inFigures 7 and 8. It is to be noted that it is because of the arrangementof the aperture 38 in the inner sole that it is possible to employ theconvenient turning process in connection with the fabrication of mynovel construction of soft soled shoes.

After the parts have been turned in the manner abovedescribed, thelining section 15, carrying the attached inner sole 34, and extendingfrom the shoe as illustrated in Figure 7, is pressed inwardly, so thatthe lining 15 will be in engagement with the inner surface of the upper18, and the inner sole 34 will be resting upon the pad 27said section 25enveloping both the inner sole 34 and the pad 27 (see Figure 9). Theflap 39 is then pressed down upon and secured to the outer pad 27,thereby filling the aperture 38.

It will be observed that the protruding portion of said joint 37,connecting the lining 15 and the inner sole 34, is completely hiddenfrom view and covered by the inner sole and lining, the bulky portion ofthe joint being disposed substantially between the juncture of the upperand the pad. The arrangement is hence such that only the indenture 41 isexposed, said indenture constituting a smooth juncture line between theinner sole 34 and lining 15. Said juncture line is both attractive inappearance and non-obstructive to the foot.

It is thus apparent that by the structure and method of my invention, asoft soled shoe is provided that is economical to produce and in whichis absent the bulky and unattractive juncture between the inner sole andlining of conventional shoes of this category.

In the above description, the invention has been disclosed merely by wayof example and in preferred manner; but obviously many variations andmodifications may be made therein. It is to be understood, therefore,that the invention is not limited to any specific form or manner ofpracticing same, except insofar as such limitations are specified in theappended claims.

I claim:

1. In a reversed soft sole shoe construction in preparation for aturning and finishing operation, an uppercomprising an annular wall withopposite marginal portions, :1 lining comprising an annular wall withopposite marginal portions, adjacent edges of said upper and said liningbeing secured together to form a peripheral. juncture, a flexible solemember attached to the marginal portion of the upper opposite saidperipheral juncture, and an inner sole a marginal portion of which is inengagement with the marginal portion of said lining opposite saidperipheral juncture, a rear portion of said inner sole beingapertured,whereby said flexible sole member may be passed therethrough to effectan operative turning of the shoe preparatory to the finishing operation.

2. In a reversed soft sole shoe construction in preparation for aturning and finishing operation,.-an upper comprising an annular wallwith opposite marginal portions, a lining comprising an annular wallwith opposite marginal portions, adjacent edges of said upper and saidlining being secured together to form a peripheral juncture, a flexiblesole member attached to the marginalrportion of the upper opposite saidperipheral juncture, and an inner sole a marginal portion of which is inengagement with the marginal portion of said lining opposite saidperipheral juncture, the rear of said inner sole being cut out to format the front thereof a flap and a U-shaped marginal portion defining arear aperture, whereby said flexible sole member may be passedtherethrough to effect an operative turning of the shoe preparatory tothe finishing operation.

3. In a reversed soft sole shoe construction in preparation for aturning and finishing operation, the combination according to. claim 2,the junction of the said lining tending around the outer perimeter ofsaid U-shaped marginal portion and around the rest of the perimeter ofthe inner sole.

4. In a reversed soft sole shoe construction in preparation for aturning and finishing operation, an upper comprising an annular wallwith opposite marginal portions defining opposite openings, an adjacentlining comprising an annular wall with opposite marginal portionsdefining openings in substantial registry with said first-mentionedopenings, adjacent edges of said upper and said lining being securedtogether to form a peripheral juncture; a

flexible sole member comprising a pad-enveloping section having anannular wall attached to the marginal portion of the upper opposite saidperipheral juncture, an outer sole peripherally secured to said sectionopposite the marginal portion thereof attached to the upper, and a padattached to said outer sole; and an inner sole having a marginal portionin engagement with the marginal portion of said lining opposite saidperipheral juncture to form an outwvardly extending peripheral joint, aportion of said inner sole being apertured, whereby said flexible solemember may be passed therethrough to effect an operative turning of. theshoe preparatory to the finishing operation.

--5. In a reversed soft sole shoe construction in preparation for aturning and finishing operation, the combina- Jtion according to claim4, the juncture of said pad-envelop'ing section and said upper being anoutwardly extendingjoint.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,916,067 Naidor June 27, 1933 FOREIGN PATENTS 565,060 Great BritainOct. 25, 1944

